"OVER THE YEARS, I’VE SEEN A LOT OF CHE’RAE’S WORK AS PRODUCER, DIRECTOR, DRAMATURGE, OR ANY COMBINATION OF THE THREE. SHE HAS ALWAYS BEEN A CHAMPION OF NEW VOICES, PARTICULARLY THOSE FROM UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES. SHE IS PASSIONATE ABOUT EVERY WRITER SHE WORKS WITH, BUT HER APPROACH IS NEVER TO TELL THEM, “WRITE IT THIS WAY.” RATHER, SHE HELPS THEM DISCOVER THEIR STORIES AND THEIR VOICES, THEN LEARN HOW TO EXPRESS THEM IN THE STRONGEST, MOST EFFECTIVE WAY POSSIBLE. MANY TIMES, I HAVE SEEN HER START WITH SOMEONE WHO COULD BARELY ARTICULATE OR WRITE THEIR STORY AND GUIDE THEM ALL THE WAY THROUGH TO A BEAUTIFUL, POWERFUL FINAL DRAFT. "
JON BASTIAN, PLAYWRIGHT
JON BASTIAN, PLAYWRIGHT